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Where Does The Last Name Waft Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Waft (Arabic: عوفة) is found most frequently in England. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waft? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 3,228,735^th most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. Waft occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Waft live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 940,641^st most common first name at a global level, held by 101 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 1,857,269. In England Waft is mostly concentrated in: Merseyside, where 30 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 23 percent reside and City of Bristol, where 17 percent reside. Other than England this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside and China, where 3 percent reside.

Waft Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Waft has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.